We organised yesterday the transfer of 11 Roma from the Odessa region to Lithuania where they have relatives.
Rroma Foundation/Rroma Contact Point
Ukraine Refugees in Poland
Category Archives: News Eastern Europe
Roma Refugees
Well, no surprise, unfortunately. They face discrimination. No surprise because the attitudes of the countries to where they flee are negative towards Roma.
Bad.
- Roma-Flüchtlinge aus der Ukraine berichten von Diskriminierung. In: ORF. 15.03.2022. https://volksgruppen.orf.at/roma/meldungen/stories/3147498/?fbclid=IwAR2KhaVyVdAUbLE7O44-1vqnDb0-AERmPCyQQPdyHyl_aeLTlLMQPL-k5ZI
Serbian Elections and Roma
Roma in Serbia are actively courted by political parties, but have very little political clout when it comes to elections in spite of their large number in Serbia.
- Romi na izborima u Srbiji: najveća manjina, nikakav utjecaj. In: Deutsche Welle. 13.03.2022. https://www.dw.com/hr/romi-na-izborima-u-srbiji-najveća-manjina-nikakav-utjecaj/a-61110280
Roma Refugees in the Ukraine
A discussion with Romnja refugees from the Ukraine in Slovakia.
- Romani refugee from Ukraine: My husband is defending the nuclear plant in Zaporozhzhia. In: Romea. 13.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/romani-refugee-from-ukraine-my-husband-is-defending-the-nuclear-plant-in-zaporozhzhia
Racism and Refugees
Better not be Rom or African at the Ukrainian Slovak border. Bus drivers there refused Roma, even forbade them the use of toilets, and many of them were left for days at the border.
Bad.
- Rasizmus na slovenskej hranici. Ukrajinských Rómov nechali čakať niekoľko dní. In: HN Online. 12.03.2022. https://hnonline.sk/svet/23550197-ukrajinski-romovia-a-zahranicni-studenti-celia-na-hraniciach-rasizmu
Poland and Roma Refugees
Some places we visited in Poland with Roma refugees.
Waplewo: 85 Roma, out of which 46 children. From Lutsk, Ukraine.
Krzyżowice: 12 Roma of which 6 children. From Odessa. They want to go to Lithuania where they have relatives.
Wasilków: 102 Roma out of which 56 children. From Wolynië.
Currently no help from the Polish state.
- Rroma Foundation / Rroma Contact Point.
Roma in Slovakia
A worrisome trend in Slovakia where Roma communities are moved out to outskirts or in formerly vacant buildings and left to rot there. Basically, municipalities try to get rid of Roma and minimise investment to Roma neighbourhood.
Bad.
- Ako sa mestá potichu zbavujú rómskych komunít. In: Euractiv. 11.03.2022. https://euractiv.sk/section/ekonomika-a-euro/news/ako-sa-mesta-potichu-zbavuju-romskych-komunit/
Hungary and Roma Refugees
Not surprising, unfortunately.
- The New York Times: Humanitarian aid workers in Budapest, Hungary are stingy and strict when the refugees are Romani. In: Romea. 09.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/the-new-york-times-humanitarian-aid-workers-in-budapest-hungary-are-stingy-and-strict-when-the-refugees-are-romani
Pretty Loud
“Revolutionaries” on the one hand, “pioneers” of the fight against discrimination against Roma on the modern music scene, girls who stand not only for the rights of Roma women, but for all women – Silvia Sinani, Zlata Ristic, Diana and Zivka Iva Ferhatovic, Selma and Elma Dalipi , make up the band Pretty Loud.
- Muzičarke iz benda Pretty Loud: Menjamo ono što naše bake i majke nisu uspele da promene (VIDEO). In: Danas. 09.03.2022. https://www.danas.rs/kultura/muzicarke-iz-benda-pretty-loud-menjamo-ono-sto-nase-bake-i-majke-nisu-uspele-da-promene-video/
Ukraine Refugees
Officially, anyone from the Ukraine is welcome in the EU. Well, unless you are Rom or are amongst the foreigners who are in Ukraine, many of them from Africa ort the Middle East.
Bad.
- „Die Bomben treffen alle“. In: Der Tagesspiegel. 09.03.2022. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/ukrainische-fluechtlinge-und-andere-die-bomben-treffen-alle/28145380.html
Hungary, Health, and Roma
What does the very low number of Roma in Hungary who wear glasses say about their situation: Basically, it says they are left out of the health system.
- Low prevalence of spectacle use in the Hungarian Roma population indicates unmet health needs. In: Nature. 09.03.2022. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-07880-3
Ukrainian Refugees
A reportage in Lviv’s railway station with the plight of Roma, often because they have no identity papers, a problem in the Ukraine.
- A la gare de Lviv, le désespoir des réfugiés ukrainiens. In: Les Echos. 09.03.2022. https://www.lesechos.fr/monde/europe/a-la-gare-de-lviv-le-desespoir-des-refugies-ukrainiens-1392337
Roma Refugees
Roma refugees from the Ukraine face additional hurdles and discrimination.
Bad.
- Ukraine’s Roma refugees recount discrimination en route to safety. In: Al-Jazeera. 07.03.2022. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/7/ukraines-roma-refugees-recount-discrimination-on-route-to-safety
The English version of an article that was published a few days ago.
- Ukraine’s Roma activists working to help at-risk community. 07.03.2022. https://www.dw.com/en/ukraines-roma-activists-at-work-for-their-community/a-61032799
Roma Refugees – Slovakia
Hundreds of Ukrainian Roma have found temporary asylum in the community of the Apostolic Church in Pavlovce nad Uhom in eastern Slovakia.
- Útek z biedy do obrovskej neistoty. Prípad ukrajinských Rómov ukáže, či pomôžeme každému. In: Dennik. 07.03.2022. https://dennikn.sk/2756319/utek-z-biedy-do-obrovskej-neistoty-pripad-ukrajinskych-romov-ukaze-ci-pomozeme-kazdemu/
Roma Refugees – Discrimination
Many Roma from the Ukraine are facing discrimination when fleeing Ukraine.
Bad.
- Keine Hilfe für flüchtende Roma aus der Ukraine. Rassismus in Zeiten des Krieges. In: RAN. 07.03.2022. https://ran.eu.com/keine-hilfe-fur-fluchtende-roma-aus-der-ukraine-rassismus-in-zeiten-des-krieges/?fbclid=IwAR2tyvW0HB2BYOlbgC-H8IuF7DE5QlcFYko1DyaBkx8lfzPAVkQLdDivtLw
Discrimination
A bus driver from the Czech Republic refused to take a Romni and child stuck at the Slovak border.
- Czech bus drivers for refugees from Ukraine refuse to rescue Romani refugee mothers and children stuck on the Slovak border. In: Romea. 07.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-bus-drivers-for-refugees-from-ukraine-refuse-to-rescue-romani-refugee-mothers-and-children-stuck-on-the-slovak-border?fbclid=IwAR10SyyaEABsrckENh9o-LZEVV_3UInw_cME3X-HSuRkYbJpzsSScO5GhM4
Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
We have news of several groups of Roma in Poland. One group of elderly people, women and children arrived initially in Przemiśl, and are now in Waplewo. They are from Lutsk. Another group of ca. 15 people, originally from the Odessa region is currently is trying to get to Lithuania where they have relatives. They lack money to pay for the transport. Another group is stuck in Młyny at the border.
- Rroma Foundation / Rroma Contact Point
Montenegro and Elections
The Democratic Party of Roma plans to go to the local elections in Podgorica, said the president of that party, Mensur Shalaj. He said that the Democratic Party of Roma, which was founded in December 2019, did not participate in the 2020 parliamentary elections, because he thought that the 0.7% threshold for entering the parliament was too high.
- Demokratska partija Roma planira da izađe na izbore u Podgorici. In: Mins. 06.03.2022. https://mina.news/crnagora/demokratska-partija-roma-planira-da-izade-na-izbore-u-podgorici/
Slovakia and Roma Refugees
The pastoral centre has become a refuge for Ukrainian Roma who crossed to the border crossing in Veľké Slemence into Slovakia. The pastor of the Apostolic Church, Marek Gombár, brings them with volunteers to Pavloviec nad Uhom, about 17 kilometres away.
- V Pavlovciach pomáhajú utečencom, ktorých nikto nechce. In: Pravda. 04.03.2022. https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/618919-v-pavlovciach-pomahaju-utecencom-ktorych-nikto-nechce/
- Pastor sa ujal rómskych utečencov. Jeho ľudí odmietli previezť, pomoc prišla z Česka. In: Aktuality. 05.03.2022. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/6LFu0MW/pastor-sa-ujal-romskych-utecencov-jeho-ludi-odmietli-previezt-pomoc-prisla-z-ceska/
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